A short history of the Spiritualist Association of Great Britain

SAGB (1872-2010)- the Spiritualist Association of Great Britain in London's Belgrave Square is one of the foremost Spiritualist organisations in the world.

Try and imagine this scene. It is a chill night - February 7, 1872, to be precise.
See, sense and smell Victorian London. Outside, gas-lights flicker in an evening
breeze. Indeed, it looks as though snow might be on the way. Horses jostle for
space on the ever-crowded roads, their warm breath looking like ghostly vapour.
People are rushing home, everyone from the street urchins and traders to the
professional classes. Even the old lady selling violets seems anxious to vacate
her pitch and head for the often foul-smelling East End and her large,
ever-demanding family. Women, many wearing fur mufflers and sensible hats
against the increasingly bitter cold, occasionally lift their now absurdly long
dresses just an inch or so to escape puddles, some of which are just starting to
ice over…

Now the scene switches to 16, David Street, Marylebone in London's West End.
Around a dozen friends have gathered. Perhaps they were very different in
class, size, education and background: that we do not know. But what we do
know is that they had but one purpose - to discuss forming a Spiritualist society.
After all, Modern Spiritualism had begun in America in 1848. Surely it was time to
establish a Spiritualist organisation.
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The seven principals of the SAGB:

We believe in an Infinite Intelligence, Who
governs all

We believe that personal identity and all sentient
forms of life survive physical death

We believe that continuous existence and
eternal progress occur for all in the Hereafter

We believe in communion with the spiritual
realms

We believe that all of humanity is spiritually linked

We believe that in the Hereafter, all must account
for their actions on earth and will judge
themselves accordingly

We believe that all are responsible for the way
they conduct their earthly lives.

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